Ice-scale for refrigerators.



8. M. HENLEY. .I ICE SCAL FOR REFRIGEBATORS.

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BERTIE M. HENLEY. 0F GEDDES, SOUTH DAKOTA ICE-SCALE FOR REFRVIGERATORS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1915.

Application led August 4, 1914. Serial No. 854,974.

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lle it know n that l, Bizarro M. HENLEY, a citizen of the lnitcdStates, residing at (leddes. in the county of Charles Mix and Stale of South l)akota. have invented certain new and useful improvements iulce- Scales for Refrigerators; and I do hereby declare the following to bc a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersl skilled in the art to which it appert=ins to make and use the same.

'l`his invention relates to refrigerator scales and has for its main object to provide "a scale of this character with as few wean ing parts as possible and ol' strong, durable mechanical construction.

lVith these and other objects in view, the intention consists in the improved construction. arrangement and combination of parts whieh will be hereinafter fully described and afterward specilicallyuclaimed.

In order that the construction and operation thereof may be readily comprehended, I have illustrated an approved embodiment of the invention in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l represents a view in side elevation of the upper vpart of a refrigerator showing the graduated beam of the scale on the outside. Fig. 2 represents a plan view of the scale mechanism, the table being removed. Fig. 2l represents a sectional view showing the, interior mechanism of the scale. Fig. 4 represents a sectional view on a plane at a right angle to that of Fig. 3.

Wherever the same parts appear in a phirality of figures in the drawings, they are indicated by the same reference cha racters.

Referring to the drawings. l is a refrigerator having a cover 2 of ordinary construction pivoted thereto.

3 is a chain of ordinary construction attached to one side of the cover at one end and attached at the opposite end, as at 4, to a scale beam 5 rigidly mounted as at (i on an operating shaft 7, which penetrates into and across the refrigerator. The beam 5 has a plurality of notches 8 along its upper edge and a graduated scale 9 along the side thereof. An adjustable weight 10, having an attaching hook 11 at the upper part thereof, is adapted to be hung in any of the notches 8, in the same manner as the ordinary scale weights are used.

ithin the refrigerator 1 and near the sides thereof are arms 12 and 13 rigidly mounted up'on the shaft 7. Near the end of each of said arms 12 and 13 is a transversely projecting pin 14, being parallel with the shaft 7.

To the rear of the shaft 7 and within the refrigerator a number of bracketsl 15 rfuttached to the opposite sides of a framework 1G, said brackets having upturned ends 17, each of said brackets having a suitable aperture therethrough, through which a pivot pin 18 is mounted, and each end 17 having a notch in its upper edglI as the other bear' ing for said pin 18. A pair of like bracket? l!) is connected to the sides` near the front portion of the, framework 1G, said brackets likewise having pivot pins 20 mounted therein.

Balancing beams 21 are pivotally mounted upon the pivot pins 18, and balancing beams 22 are mounted upon the pivot pins 20. Said balancing beams are pivota-lly connected together near their inner ends by means of pivot pins 23 and play under and contact with the previously described ins 14 so that, upon the actuation of said mlaneingbeams 21 and 22, said pins 14 are lifted, thereby lifting the arms 12 and 13 to turn the shaft 7, which in turn raises the scale beam 5. The exterior ends of each of said scale beams 2l and 22 are notched as at 24 to seat the ends of depending legs 25 as shown inlFigs. 3 and 4 of the drawings.A

'l`hese legs 25 penetrate through suitable apertures in the parts 2G of theI refrigerator shelf 27 and support thereupon an ice table 28 having the customary upturned flange edges 29.

A suitable drain 30 at one side of the refrigeratorwill receive the drippngs from the ice table 28. i

The framework 16 is lsupported from the walls of the refrigerator by brackets 32 on the outer sides of the framework which rest on brackets 33 secured to the inner Sides of the refrigerator walls, the brackets being secured together by bolts 34.

ln operation, the lid 2 of the refrigerator is raised, thereby pulling upon the chain 3, which lifts the scale. beam 5 and turns the shaft 7. Upon turning the shaft 7, the arms 12 and 13 and the balancing beams 21 and 22, are raised, which allows the ice table 28 t0 descend and contact with lugs 27 on the shelf 27 through which the legs 25 pass, said shelf thereby receiving, through the lugs 27, the impact of the ice whenit is dropped upon the ice table 2S. This automatically takes the pressure of the legs 25 off of the balancing beams 2l and 22 to thereby protect the said beams from heavy jars and undue strain or wear. When the lid isclosed, thereby lowering the chain 3 which releases the scale beam, the weight of the4 ice 3 1 upon the table now depresses the balancing beams 21 and 22 bythe pressure transmitted through the legs at the notches-24, and said balancing beams raise said arms through the action of the pins 14 t0 thereby` raise the scale beam4 5. The weight 10 is then adjusted in the proper notch 8 to lower the scale beam 5 to balance the Weight of the 1lice, and the scale 9 indicates the Weight of the ice.

aving now described my Yinvention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A scale for refrigerators comprising a weighted scale beam, a shaft upon which the beam is mounted, balancing beams operatively connected with the scale beam by the shaft, a table mounted on the balancing beams and adapted to receive the ice to be weighed, and means including the scale beam, to relieve the balancing beams of the weight of the table and the ice tliereon.

2. An ice scale for refrigerators comprising a shaft mounted in the refrigerator, one end of which projects therefrom, a scale beam rigidly secured upon the projecting end of the shaft, a weight adjustable on the beam` balancing beams, arms rigidly mounted upon the shaft, pins projecting from the arms in the path of movement of the balancing beams, an ice table mounted on the balancing beams, and a shelf between the table and the balancing beams to receive and supv port the table at the endof its downward movement.

3. An ice scale for refrigerators compris` ing a frame supported from the walls of the by the balancing beams when ice is placed upon the table, shaft.

4. An ice scale for refrigerators comprising a frame secured to the walls of the refrigerator, brackets attached to the frame, pivot pins mounted in the brackets, balancing beams in pairs mounted on said pins and having notches in 'their upper edges near their outer ends, pivots connecting the inner ends of each pair of beams, a shaft mounted on the frame, arms rigidly 'Secured on the shaft, pins projecting laterally from the arms'in the path of movement of the beams, a scale beam mounted on the shaft, a weight on the scale beam and an ice support acting upon the balancing beams.

5. An ice scale for refrigerators comprising a frame mounted in the refrigerator, balancing beams pivotally mounted in the frame, an ice table mounted upon the balancing beams, means adapted to relieve the balancing beams'of the pressure of the table, Said means including ay scale beam to indicate the amount of pressure, a shaft to which the scale beamis secured, and means connecting the shaft with the balancing beams to renew the pressure of the Weight of the table upon the. balancing beams when' the scale beam is lowered.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this Vspecifica-tion in' the presence of two subscribing witnees.

BERTIE., M. HENLEY.

Witnesses:

W. C. KINsER, A. L. SoHUsTER and a scale beam upon the 

